When we were in the D.C. area a few weeks ago, we tried to stop at bookstores if we happened to pass by them. Imagine how surprised we were when we walked into the Books A Million store at Dupont circle and saw a big display of Ruby Among Us near the front of the store! Ruby Among [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Me at The Library of Congress!
July 28, 2008
In D.C., the highlight of my trip was visiting the Library of Congress. It is just an amazing place. I wish I’d realized earlier in my trip that you can get a pass that allows you into some of the reading rooms. Even without doing that, we spent two hours there and were disappointed when we [...]
Ruby Among Us Reader’s Guide
July 25, 2008
Here are some questions for book clubs and reader groups. I also plan to post some Bonus questions for you soon! In addition, feek free ti email me questions. While I can’t post them all on this site, I will choose a few to answer for you here.
Send questions to atforkner@yahoo.com
1. Chapter 1 begins, “The first person to [...]
A Nice Post and Review of Ruby Among Us
July 24, 2008
There is a very nice blog post and review of Ruby Among Us today at GraceReign. This one is by Paula Moldenhauer. If you read yesterday’s blog about what a debut novelist hopes for, you’ll know what I mean when I say it’s this.
Some of what Paula Wrote:
“Ruby Among Us arrived in the mail a few weeks [...]
What Debut Novelists Hope For
July 23, 2008
My book has been on the shelves for a whole two months. One might think that by this time, reviews would be old news and I would be able to hold myself in check, not wanting to sound as if I really care if I have a positive review or if somebody really gets my book. [...]
I’m back (and a Book Update!)
July 22, 2008
We got back from DC late Sunday night. We had a great time. You just cannot visit DC without feeling a sense of pride in our country. We did lots of sightseeing until I thought my feet would fall off, but during the day I worked on editing my latest manuscript. Since I was tagging [...]
My Post at 5 Minutes for Books
July 20, 2008
We are still traveling, but my guest post about how my grandmother taught me to love books is over at
5 Minutes for Books today. I love Jennifer’s Site. It has so many great reviews and articles about reading, you might want to book mark it.
Lucy’s Tea Cup!
July 14, 2008
If you have read Ruby Among Us you might recognize this adorable tea cup. My character, Lucy DiCamillo, drinks tea in her favorite porcelain tea cup that is so similar to this one, I almost thought my friend Cindy Cool from Let’s Do Tea pulled it right out of the pages of my book!
Even better, Cindy GAVE me [...]
